Bane is limited.

[Psyken]

Is there a reason why the SMN's attack - Bane, is limited to how many enemies it can effect at once even if they're in the same AOE?

[Donjo]

It's limited because it would be faaaaar too powerful if it could affect an unlimited number of enemies. Bane, when used properly, is already the highest Potency AOE attack in the game(when the amount of damage applied to each individual enemy is considered, not the total damage applied to all affected enemies). Oh, and that's even before Contagion.

[whiskeybravo]

Because SMN is OP, Bane on all nearby enemies would just be too much

XD

Really though, it is kind of annoying.. Might have something to do with it being an ACN ability (and therefore Scholar has access too), so it needed to be limited in effect.

/shrug

[Bombast]

Because the dps would be absolutely absurd.

It would also cut into the Black Mages territory (As this would effectively become the best AoE skill in the game).

[Jediman]

bane is limited because SE won't allow summoner to AoE everything like the BLM/BRD/SCH
Its shame tho they allowing it to DoT tho lol

It has all ready gone into ACN territory ~:P

[hamsteak]

let blms live in peace pls

[Mcshiggs]

Is there a reason why the SMN's attack - Bane, is limited to how many enemies it can effect at once even if they're in the same AOE?

Because Yoshi P doesn't play a summoner.

[Altimis]

What the point to play BLM if Bane became unlimited?

Its already good this way.

[Vallhallix]

SMN is already extremely powerful with more tools to use than most other DPS classes without much MP loss. Alone (for someone who knows how to use them) SMN does tons of damage at a quick pace without pulling much aggro, with Garuda and knowing how to micro manage the pet the class is a beast. Garuda under Rouse + Spur hits hard as hell. That + raging strik'd dots and contagion = amazing damage. In dungeons that require certain objects to be taken down like the crystals in Lost City ou can also be creative with the Pet. You could command Garuda to one object while you DPS the other down both going down very quickly at the same time. Almost like having a third dps in the party. For huge mobs raging strike + swiftcast shadowflare + Dots contagion and bane + garuda aerial blast under rouse & spur does wonders. SMN is good how it is. Having Bane unlimited would pretty much render BLM useless. Besides SMN already has a substained AOE, Shadowflare. Same reason bane isn't unlimited is the same reason aerial blast has a strict CD both would be far too powerful.

[o3o]

With bane i out dps anything that isnt a blm or smn when running non speed run dungeons on trash mobs.

if it were to be unrestricted that would be op.

lets think about it. How strong is each dot once it fully tics out?